A close friend of mine said how difficult being a dentist during Corona is:
- no home office
- equipment (in particular masks) are lacking during pandemic, thus higher risks of being infected
- if being ill, it's not possible to just stay at home because the dental surgery would make less money
- payment is less than some software engineering jobs
- no flexible working hours
The friend sees how privileged I am as a software developer and is considering switching to software development.
Would you recommend that?
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By the time he becomes a software developer the pandemic is already over. Where you live btw? Dentists usually make much more especially if they open their own clinics.
Germany. He doesn't have it's own clinic but is employed at a clinic. He "just" (for two years) started his career as dentist. In the beginning you don't get paid that much. I was surprised myself how little dentist get.
If dentists make so much money, why do they always look down in the mouth?
(That will likely lose something in translation 😂)
Care to explain? :D
Sorry. Very bad English joke. “Look down in the mouth” is a phrase that means to appear miserable.
Does it make more sense now :-)
Yeah, makes sense. But not really funny because it's reality
If your friend likes coding, then they should code. If they don't like coding, then they should not force themselves. Do not force yourself to code if you do not like coding. I know so many CS majors who are in it for the financial gain and absolutely despise their life.
I think that's the work idea. Your friend studied for so many years and put so much effort to become a dentist. I think he's stronger than he thinks, and he'll pass this pandemic. Of course, it overturned our plans, and we all fell dejected, but this is just some months. On top of that, if he's young, I think he should talk with those with more experience. I like jeffreygrossdds.com/; there is a contact number on the site where he can contact. I think after some moral support, he'll understand that it's not worth it. Maybe he'll make more like a software development some months, but the years after, I think he'll have a lot more to lose.
Dental problems are caused by the same things that hurt people's health in general: stress, tobacco, and diet. Every day, you eat and drink. Your teeth are alive, too, and they need food. Every day, you grind your teeth together, grinding the food into tiny fragments. Your teeth are alive, too, and they need food. Every day, you grind your teeth together, grinding the food into tiny fragments. Having good hygiene is not for everyone because many people don't think this is important. At smileworkshop.com , I learned which toothpaste is better for me.